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[Rodgers]

Newcastle third defeat in a row. Beli good... this way punters will lose confidence when deciding to back them again.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Liverpool 2 - 2 Arsenal

Both these teams are drowning in the mid table mediocrity of the EPL. Neither will qualify for Europe next year.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

A very busy schedule of games in the EPL over the next few days.

The big one for me tonight is Arsenal vs QPR. With Charlie Austin in such good form, I reckon we have a good chance at the Emirates.

 

[jw5]

Fully agree that's the big one for today. :p

A very busy schedule of games in the EPL over the next few days.

The big one for me tonight is Arsenal vs QPR. With Charlie Austin in such good form, I reckon we have a good chance at the Emirates.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Haha! What the hell was Giroud thinking? Silly silly boy.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Very disappointed that we couldn't get at least a point from a mediocre ten man Arsenal team.

 

[TonyPulis]

I am undoubtedly the best man for the job.

Neil Warnock sacked as manager of Crystal Palace

• Warnock is first Premier League manager sacked this season
• Manager had wanted to sign new players in January
• Exit comes after 3-1 defeat to Southampton

Neil Warnock has lost his job as the manager of Crystal Palace after defeat to Southampton. Photograph: Jamie Mcdonald/Getty Images

Paul Doyle
Saturday 27 December 2014 11.55 GMT

Neil Warnock has become the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season after losing his job at Crystal Palace. The club’s owners decided to relieve the manager of his duties in the wake of the 3-1 home defeat by Southampton on Boxing Day, a result that drew boos from the Selhurst Park crowd and sent Palace tumbling into the relegation zone.

Palace’s owners had grown uneasy with their team’s performance during a miserable run of just one win in 12 matches and, although they originally intended to see how Warnock’s side fared during Sunday’s critical Premier League match at his former club Queens Park Rangers, the co-chairman Steve Parish decided after the loss to Southampton that the quicker a managerial change was made, the better.

“I slept on it, really, and just spoke to a few people and made my mind up this morning,” Parish told the Croydon Advertiser. “Neil is a great guy and he wanted to do it at Palace. It just hasn’t happened. It just wasn’t working. You always want it sorted out as soon as possible but I haven’t got anyone lined up.”

Warnock’s dismissal brings an end to a four-month tenure after he took over following Tony Pulis’s resignation on the eve of the new season. In 17 matches Warnock led the team to three wins, six draws and eight defeats. Although he maintained he would be able to reverse the downward trend if provided with a few high-quality new players during the January transfer window, the club have decided to add a new manager to their wish list.

Palace are eager to make a rapid full-time appointment and would be keen to hire a manager who is readily available. The former Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood was interviewed for the post in the summer and may come into the reckoning again, while Chris Hughton, Dougie Freedman and Tony Popovic could also be in contention.

Hughton offers experience of steering clubs through difficultly, having brought success and stability to Newcastle United, Birmingham City and, for a while, Norwich City, although his time at Carrow Road ended unhappily as results withered and he was sacked in April, with the club just above the Premier League relegation zone.

Freedman’s last job also came to a premature end as Bolton Wanderers let him go in October following a dismal run of results. However, the Scot has a long and successful relationship with Palace, having made more than 300 appearances across two spells before serving as a reserve team and, significantly, as first-team manager, guiding the club free of relegation from the Championship in 2011. Freedman angered the Palace hierarchy when he defected to Bolton in October 2012 but his relationship with the club has been repaired since then.

Popovic, who played for Palace from 2001-06, worked as Freedman’s assistant at Selhurst Park before embarking on his own career as a No1 in his native Australia. He has twice been named A-League coach of the year, including in 2014 when his Western Sydney Wanderers side became the first Australian team to win the Asian Champions League. Wanderers are now struggling in the A-League but Popovic’s stock remains high.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

So why did you walk away from the job just before the start of the season?

 

[TonyPulis]

So why did you walk away from the job just before the start of the season?

Stingy bosses ! Expect me to perform miracles again with no transfer kitty?

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28797071

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

EPL early evening K.O.

Tottenham vs Man Utd

Starting in 10 mins...

 

[jw5]

Game of the day just ended in a 0-0 Stalemate. :o

EPL early evening K.O.

Tottenham vs Man Utd

Starting in 10 mins...

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Game of the day just ended in a 0-0 Stalemate. :o

I was actually looking forward to QPR vs Crystal Palace (the battle of the QPR managers) but then Palace fired Warnock yesterday! LOL!

 

[Baimi]

Last night game, the biggest win for Liverpool this season,
beating Swansea 4-1 with the help of one ex-Liverpool player,
Jonjo Shelvey with an own goal.

And WBA sacked Alan Irvine after 6 months in charge,
after the defeat at Stoke.
WBA best player is Berahino and why didn't he play him?
Berahino only a sub. in the last few games.

 

[jw5]

Waiting for THE_CHANSTER to name the 9 Big Games in the BPL on New Year's Day. :o

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

And WBA sacked Alan Irvine after 6 months in charge,
after the defeat at Stoke.

Sadly, 4 wins out of 19 EPL games just isn't good enough. The EPL management merry-go-round has begun.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Waiting for THE_CHANSTER to name the 9 Big Games in the BPL on New Year's Day. :o

Bro, actually 10 BIG games on 1st Jan. Technically, Tottenham vs Chelsea is on Thursday as well. (17.30 GMT)

 

[jw5]

Hurray!!! :p:p:p

Bro, actually 10 BIG games on 1st Jan. Technically, Tottenham vs Chelsea is on Thursday as well. (17.30 GMT)

 

[jw5]

In before THE_CHANSTER, Baimi, Swipey and BPL Managers.

 

[Baimi]

WBA appointed Tony Pulis
Ex Newcastle manager Chris Hughton went to Brighton
So Newcastle job will go to Tim Sherwood? or S Mc claren?

 

[Baimi]

wow, Stoke leading Man U 1-0 after 2 mins by Shawcross.